Measurement sense resources

Students calculate the distance travelled by the tips of the hands on a clock, and calculate the speed of one of the tips.

Students answer questions about mixing quantities of powder and water to make a spray for rose bushes.

Students calculate the surface area and volume of a pyramid.

Students use a plan of a garage with a scale to calculate the actual length and width of the garage and a workbench inside it.

Students use a cross-section diagram of a canal to calculate area and volume.

Students use a diagram of, and information about oranges packed in a cylinder to calculate height, area and volume.

In this practical task, students measure two circular objects to find the circumference, diameter and the relationship between them (pi).

Students identify how many smaller square and rectangular units make up larger square and rectangular shapes.

Students calculate the total area of a deck and a deck with an extension.

Students calculate the volume and surface area of a cuboid box.

Students calculate the height and base of two different triangles.

Students calculate circumference, circular and square area of a road sign.

Students calculate perimeter, area and the surfaced area of a box of chocolate.

Students calculate the height of two cylinders given the radius, and identify a correct general statement about the relationship between radius and height for a given volume.

Students calculate volumes of composite shapes, showing their working.

Students work out the area of a circle and a fraction (Sector) of a circle.

Students calculate the volume of three different cuboid-shaped fish tanks given the height, length and width.

Students complete statements which explore the relationship between scale factor enlargements and length, area, and volume of 2 and 3 dimensional shapes.

Students calculate the area of a composite shape.

Students calculate the weight for different numbers of soccer balls and calculate the weight for a given number of soccer balls.

Students calculate the shapes with the largest and smallest perimeter and identify a relationship between the features of a shape and the perimeter.

This task is about finding the circumference of a circle using two different radius measurements.

Students calculate the surface area of the sides and top of a cylinder, showing their working.

Students calculate the total volume of a cream carton, and the unused capacity when filled to 300ml.

Students use a diagram of, and information about a measuring cup (a cone) to calculate and answer questions about volume.